July 6, 2018
by Jeff Jones
| Tags: Genealogy, twenty-first-century life
The age of the Bible has practical implications for how we read it. Its books were written using literary rules and conventions that were different, thousands of years ago, than they are today. When we encounter biblical difficulties, one of the very first things we need to ask is whether the sheer distance in time and culture between ourselves and the biblical writer is c...
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July 6, 2018
by Jeff Jones
| Tags: genealogies, bible, History, Application, Inerrancy
What difference can biblical genealogies possibly make in my life? Why do they matter? Here are a few reasons why they are, far from being dusty and irrelevant relics, actually divinely ordained means of encouragement and growth....
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July 6, 2018
by Clint Humfrey
| Tags: Faith, Grace, Saved, Christ Alone
Our religious observances do not save us. Christ saves us. He alone is our salvation. It is not a combination of our faith and our religious observances, as the Roman Catholic Church teaches. Rather, Christ alone saves and all our guilty sin has been born by Christ on the cross, while his resurrection seals the forgiveness of our guilt forever....
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July 6, 2018
by Clint Humfrey
| Tags: Prayer, ask, Discern, Word of God, Will of God
As life goes on we are repeatedly faced with choices. And as we are confronted with choices we can be tempted in various ways. We can seek to escape them. Or we can make our choice based on our own worldly wisdom. Or we can rashly make a choice without even thinking.
By contrast, we ought to learn to pray, discern and decide....
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July 6, 2018
by Clint Humfrey
| Tags: Suffering, Faith, Gift, Christ
Their passport is a two-part gift. First, the Scripture says that believing in him is something granted. Second, is the other part of the gift that must be included. It has been granted to you, not only to be believe, but to suffer for his sake. ...
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July 6, 2018
by Gavin Peacock
| Tags: Rejoice, Suffering, gratefulness, Prayer
Christians have God astheir Protector, Provider and Saviour through Jesus Christ. We ought to be joyful....
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June 18, 2018
by Gavin Peacock
| Tags: Patience, Pride, unbelief, Trusting God, Providences
So how do you fight for patience? By trusting God according to his Word: all that he is for you, all that he’s done for you and all that he will do for you....
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June 10, 2018
by Gavin Peacock
| Tags: kindness, Spirit, identity, other-centered, tenderhearted
Let’s kindle kindness in all of our relationships. Let’s be who we are....
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June 4, 2018
by Gavin Peacock
| Tags: Believe, Fruit of the Spirit, self-control, God's might, Obey from the heart
We need to control the self, because the self produces desires in us that if not put to death will kill us and damage others....
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April 2, 2018
by Jeff Jones
| Tags: Unity, Sanctification, New City Catechism, Catechesis, Scripture Memory
Our hope at Calvary Grace Church is that we, as a congregation, would be growing in the knowledge and understanding of our faith through catechesis and growing in our holiness through Scripture memory. Here's how we plan to get there!...
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